Asheville, NC ·
OSHA Injury Report: Buncombe County-Sheriff and Justice
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Buncombe County-Sheriff and Justice in 200 College Street, 1st Floor, Asheville, NC 28801 resulted in days away from work. Employee was deputy in sheriffs' offices (except court functions only).
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Buncombe County-Sheriff and Justice
- Parent company
- County of Buncombe
- Street
- 200 College Street, 1st Floor
- City
- Asheville
- State
- NC
- ZIP
- 28801
- On-site location
- 16 Crowell Road, Asheville NC 28806
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 7
- Days restricted or transferred
- 7
Before the incident
Working patrol
What happened
Deputy was on foot pursuing a fleeing suspect with open warrants. Suspect ran down an embankment where Deputy pursued the suspect. The embankment was saturated due to the recent rain and covered with grass and mud. Deputy slipped on the wet surface causing her to lose her balance and slide down the embankment.
Injury or illness
Fall Slip or Trip - Different Level
Object or substance involved
unstable ground due to the saturated ground being slick.
Summary line
Deputy was on foot pursuing a fleeing suspect with open warrants. Suspect ran down an embankment where Deputy pursued the suspect. The embankment was saturated due to the recent rain and covered with grass and mud.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Deputy
- SOC code
- 33-3051: Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
- NAICS code
- 922120: Sheriffs' offices (except court functions only)
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 399
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 791,384
- EIN
- 566000279
- Establishment ID
- 997044
- Employer case #
- W00462087
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 08:00
- Time of incident
- 10:41
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-01-28
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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